Did someone really tow an Airstream with a bicycle?
French bike cyclist Alfred Letourneur Wally Byam, the founder of Airstream trailers, was well-known as a master of publicity as his shiny light-weight aluminum camper trailers became an American icon. In 1947, Wally Byam invited the professional French cyclist Alfred Letourneur to California as part of a marketing campaign to show how light Airstream trailers were and how easy Airstreams were to tow. Letourneur had already set a world speed…